Senate Republicans worry they’re losing ground in the midterms
GOP lawmakers are struggling to keep their affordability message front and center on the campaign trail.
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‘I’m glad I’m not on the ballot’: Senate GOP worries about its midterm edge
GOP lawmakers are struggling to keep their affordability message front and center on the campaign trail.
Trump endorses Hern for Mullin’s Oklahoma Senate seat
President Trump has decided who he would like to see replace Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), his pick to become the next Department of Homeland Security (DHS) secretary, in the Senate. Trump offered Rep. Kevin Hern (R-Okla.), who launched a bid for the seat this week, his endorsement in a Truth Social post on Friday, calling…
House Democrat moves to sanction Ogles over anti-Muslim posts
Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-Mich.) on Thursday filed a resolution to censure Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) over several of his anti-Muslim posts on the social platform X, including one referring to New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D). “Ogles, a Congressman long known for his racist rhetoric, recently tweeted, ‘Muslims don’t belong in American society,’ ‘Pluralism is…
Oversight panel demands interview with former Epstein prison guard
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee requested an interview with a prison guard who was on duty the day Jeffrey Epstein died as part of its broader investigation into the convicted sex offender’s death. “Due to public reporting, documents released by the Department of Justice, and documents obtained by the Committee, the Committee believes…
Jordan on gas prices spiking amid Iran conflict: ‘We can live with that’
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) on Thursday said Americans “can live with” higher gas prices, a surge that’s a result of the nearly two-week-long joint U.S.-Israeli military operation in Iran. Jordan told CNN’s Kasie Hunt that Americans have the “common sense” to “understand that to stop this regime that for 47 years has killed Americans, killed…
One month later, White House and Democrats no closer to ending the DHS shutdown
Republicans hope longer wait times at airports will be the pressure point Democrats need to drop their immigration enforcement demands. Democrats aren’t giving up their fight.